I picked up an iMac G5 1.8GHz machine about a year ago for $300. It was a good buy then - heavy Mac compared to the newer Intel versions, but it has been in use everyday and I am very happy to have it. Bob On Mar 7, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Christopher Collins wrote:
> As long as you can get a copy of Leopard to run, the G5 should keep you busy > for a couple of years. But I would be expecting a 25-50% discount over Intel. > > cjc > > On 03/03/2011, at 6:49 AM, william wrote: > >> I am looking for an imac newer and faster than my current G4. My needs are >> not that great, mostly web browsing and word processing. After a few days >> following ebay it seems there is quite a price difference between the G5 >> series and the Intel Core 2 Duos. I am tempted to get the cheaper G5 and put >> off going Intel for now. I seem to recall some discussion long ago of >> problems with the G5 imacs. Can anyone elaborate on this? What does the >> group recommend? >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. >> >> -william > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
